Riga vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Riga Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$568
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
605K
24.9M

The cost of living in Riga is 3% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4780th ($1169 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Latvia and China, respectively. Check Latvia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 580th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Riga vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Riga vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Riga and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Riga Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$31401

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774